August 26, 2021 Champaign – Festival producers Chaz Ebert and Nate Kohn announced today that the 2021 Roger Ebert’s Film Festival (scheduled for September 8 through 11) has been postponed and will now take place Wednesday through Saturday, April 20 through 23, 2022, at the Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign. All existing valid festival passes […]
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COVID-19 RESPONSE UPDATE: PHASE 5, ILLINOIS RESTORED
7/30/21 Update: Champaign Park District Announces Mask Mandate Effective July 30, 2021, the Champaign Park District has announced that all individuals are required to wear face masks while inside any park district facility — including the Virginia Theatre — regardless of vaccination status. For more, please visit https://thevirginia.org/covid-19-update-champaign-park-district-announces-mask-requirement-at-virginia-theatre/ Programming Resumes at the Virginia Theatre […]
Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Virginia Theatre Events to be Announced in August
VIRGINIA THEATRE NEWS UPDATES July, 2020 Sound System Upgrade COVID-19 Precautions 2020/2021 Season Programming SOUND SYSTEM UPGRADE The Virginia Theatre is currently closed* through September 30 while the Champaign Park District completes the installation of a new concert-quality sound system. Funded by a Museum Grant from the State of Illinois, this new sound system […]
CHAMPAIGN PARK DISTRICT’S VIRGINIA THEATRE TO SUSPEND PUBLIC EVENTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020 CHAMPAIGN PARK DISTRICT’S VIRGINIA THEATRE TO SUSPEND PUBLIC EVENTS [NOTE: This posting was updated 5/22/20] Champaign, IL—The Champaign Park District is suspending all public events scheduled at the Virginia Theatre, 203 West Park Avenue, Champaign, Illinois, 61820, beginning Saturday, March 14, 2020, through Sunday, June 14, 2020. The […]
A CAPPELLA GROUP STRAIGHT NO CHASER TO PERFORM AT HISTORIC VIRGINIA THEATRE OCTOBER 28, 2019
Champaign – Famed a cappella group Straight No Chaser will perform in concert at the Virginia Theatre, 203 West Park Avenue, Champaign, IL, on Monday, October 28, 2019, at 7:30 P.M. $39.50 to $59.50 tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, May 10, 2019, at 10:00 A.M. at the Virginia Box Office, […]
The Virginia Theatre Survey
As we start looking forward to another exciting season, we’d like to ask you for some feedback on the Virginia Theatre. From sharing your favorite performances, to what you’d like to see next on our stage, we want to hear from you! We truly appreciate your feedback and hope that you will complete a short survey […]
